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DAelorios Island -- Located in the Valoras Sea at a distance from the mainland that the former EarthWing territory is from the NightWing territory. It has been forgotten by the tribes, only a myth now. It is said to have been the place where Dragons first appeared after the world's creation. Known as the ElderWings, these Dragons resembled in appearance all of the Dragons seen today. When overcrowding threatened them, they migrated to the mainland which was much larger. Overtime they would evolve into the seven species seen today and eventually form tribes. The ElderWings left the island deserted, nothing but simple prey animals remaining... Or so it was thought.________________________________________________________________________

//As mentioned above, this is an island that as been lost to time. So maybe your character heard a myth about it from their tribe's Scholar who discovered some vague writing about it. Or maybe you saw Baldirak heading out across the ocean and decided to follow him. Whatever your reason to going to the island, once there, you'll eventually encounter an NPC ElderWing--played by yours truly. And then you'll be led to the ElderWing's city. For more info on the ElderWing's history, read The History of Daelorios Island.//

Baldirak had ventured to the northernmost edge of the old EarthWing territory. When this place still belonged to his tribe, he would come here to gaze at the ocean. He sat now doing that very thing, inhaling the wonderfully salty air as waves rolled and crashed against the coast. In his youth, Baldirak had traveled across Pyrria, seeing as much as he could. He'd visited most of the small islands in the Crystal Sea and seen some islands elsewhere that he hadn't visited. One such island was just in front of him, though a good distance away. At the moment, Baldirak had absolutely nothing to do; his fellow EarthWings didn't require his services. So why couldn't visit that island for a little while? The more he sat there thinking about it, the more tempting it seemed. Opening his wings as he stood, Baldirak stepped off the cliff into a short dive before ascending to the sky. He smiled lightly as the cool ocean breeze hit him and the sun warmed his back. It was such a pleasant day. For about ten minutes, there was nothing to gaze upon but the ocean and the sky, neither of which had anything interesting in them. There were a few clouds dotting the robin egg blue sky. Some were thin wispy things that might fade to non-existence if the winds suddenly decided to change direction. Others were thick fluffy mounds of rabbit fur that cast shadows on the ground and covered the sun. But soon the EarthWing was able to see the coast of the island on the horizon. The coast was composed of rocks rather than sand, yet was still nice to look at. From his place in the sky, Baldirak could see that the island was covered in trees, the only noticeable clearing being a large lake at the center. But rather than going there, Baldirak landed on the rocky shore. He would work his way to the center of the island.

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"The Soul Arbiters Gem, apparently when humans had come to this land they had kept the gem somewhere safe, butt he black dragon, Shizarou wishes to find it for his own power and needs. With that gem, so legend tells, the old gain the power of life, while the young gain the power of death, and those who are of both wisdom and youth shall gain both. He plans on turning this world into his own, starting with this island. How do I know? Because, our last fight he spoke of it, and he would not be here without reason either." Bassasail explained better to the Elder, the sunlight heating up the blood and causing it to dry on his scales. He was more worried about that gem, with that item any could become God... anything and anyone, if he was to find, he would best destroy it for safety precautions, even his own need for power can only be obtained through his own fighting and training, not absorption of power.

Shizarou, as a slithery bastard he was, spoke with a tongue of deceit, yet he spoke it off ell enough that he sounded looked like he spoke the truth, "A caretaker of mine had died many years ago when she was attacked by another dragon, I want that gem to revive her as she was before, she was like a mother to me, one who cared for me when I was just a young hatchling and until I had grow enough to stay out of the den." He spoke it well enough, if a dragon could see through this, then he would be damned, he would have to gain the gem itself and kill everything on its island, young, old, and unable for battle, he did not care but for hisHe could feel the own personal greed and lust. He could feel the power come from below their paws, down then north from what it felt like, if he came across other powerful relics as well he will gladly take them. After this gem, it is off to the scroll, the one thing that could help him reform this world, yet, he needed the gem for this purpose.

Reya stared at the SeaWing in disbelief. Could such a thing really be possible? She looked up at the sky as the moon peaked out from behind the clouds. Except for the few clouds, it was a clear and beautiful night. Right now, her fellow ElderWings were flying round the island, lighting torches for the benefit of the mainlanders who were without night vision. The night hunt would soon begin and, for the who enjoyed such things, a viewing of the meteor shower. How could evil land on a place such as this? Rey looked at Bassasail again. "If what you say is true, we must find Siris. He'll know what to do. Oh, but first I must get my children, they're asleep." Reya turned and took to the air, flying back into the forest to the tree under which her three Hatchlings lay.

The ElderWing leader listened still to the NightWing. He sensed the evil within it and so naturally doubted every word spilling from his maw. But for now, Siris played along that he may in time formulate a plan. "Hm, the restoration of a loved one. A noble cause, and one all would like to achieve, but still I must hesitate. I could not relinquish the gem for this purpose for one without doing so for all, you understand."

Bain made his way over to Torg. "Unfortunately, I couldn't say. If only one touched down. We could examine it. But for now, perhaps you would like to aid me in a project? There are many a sundial, I'm sure you know. But I would like to create a moon dial. Tonight is the perfect night for it."

Moon dial...? For what purpose? Admittedly the moon does not change its course as the seasons pass as much as the sun, but I am still not sure i follow... And its light is so much weaker... I am not even sure if it would be enough to cast a proper shadow unless it is a completely cloudless night

"I understand, but we must hurry, there is no time to waste," bassasail said to Reya, getting up from his knee and standing at full hight now. His brand embedded on his neck glowed a violent red and burned, Shizarou was here most defiantly, and hopefully, they can stop him before the can get to the artifact. Hopefully this gem was just a hoax, then again, there was something unsettling about this island.

"I see," SHizarou now had the idea of where the gem was. he had looked around for a moment, clenching his claws into fists, his the claws digging into his palms and causing them to bleed even through the thick scales, "Then I suppose I have no time to waste," He lifted up his left hand and released a powerful wave of darkness, shrouding the entire room in darkness and causing it to shake and rumble as he would blast the entrance where he could sense the gem was. As swift as he was, he took off immediately, collapsing the pathway he went through in order to buy himself some time. He felt he was on the right path, but hopefully, there will be no more roadblocks.

Reya found her children and nudged them awake with her about. Each grumbled at being woken from such a good nap, then yawned and stretched. And then came the barrage questions, such as, "Why did you wake us so early? Is something wrong? Is it time to eat?" But for the moment, all Reya could was usher them off to the city to look for her sister. As soon as they were gone, she returned to the SeaWing. "Okay, we should find Durval, first. He'll know exactly where Siris is. It'll save us time having to look for him." With that, she continued flying toward the center of the lake,where Durval sat in the ruined palace, waiting on word from Siris.

Jade letgo of Lily and went over to the wall. She lifted her paw and felt along it, looking for anything that might indicate such. But the wall appeared to be solid... As solid as a palace in ruins could be, anyway. "I don't see anything, Lily. Take off the necklace. We can watch to see what it does. "

The ElderWing only watched as the NightWing blasted a whole in the wall near him, destroying the observatory. But he seemed unconcerned, as well he should. For the item which the NightWing so hurriedly chased was not what he thought it to be. But he would not discover this until it was too late, assuming he even made it the whole way. It was protected by a great deal of traps and enchantments. The gem, located beneath New Ilos, was in fact a Mal Tok belonging to the city's namesake. Unlike other History Orbs which could only be felt by its owner, Ilos' could be felt by all. The real artifact Sinful sought was... hidden somewhere else.

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Bassasail nodded, "Let us hurry then, if it buys us time then good. We need to be swift about this, as smart as Shizarou is he can be clumsy and moves into his objective head on without thinking. If he hungers for power then he will force it and will go after it without second thought. Hopefully..." He trailed off, following the elder dragon, "Hopefully, we can end this nightmare with his death..." He did not know if Shizarou will die this time, he was determined to make sure the dragon dies at any cost, even the cost of innocents, he needed to make sure the death of the black dragon was successful, if not, he could not stop until even himself died.

The Gazer smiled. "True, but that is why mine shall take into account the phase of the moon. Ao, fetch those stones, if you would. I admit, I am not yet sure what purpose it could have. But before that can be determined, we must first have one. The stones I sent Ao to get, they abosorb different quantities of light. Perhaps even on a somewhat clouded night, you could tell the phase of the moon by which stone glows?"

Baldirak had heard voices near the entrance of the library (Torg, Ao, and Bain), but they passed quickly. He returned his attention to a scroll he was reading. It was an account of the early history of the EarthWings. Several other scrolls lay at his paws, some about the other tribes, and the rest about ElderWing history. He even found a few things on Humans... and skimmed through most of them. The king had already been in this library for an hour or two, and he had not planned on leaving anytime soon; there was so much that could be learned in here. But his stomach began to rumble and he realised he hadn't eaten since breakfast. Baldirak took the scroll he was currently reading with him and made his was out of the library. The scent of food wafted through the air still. He followed the smell to the end of the hall, only to find a sort of portal. Cautiously, as he'd never been through a portal before, he stepped into it. Baldirak found himself in the center of a city. Blinking, he looked around, his pale eyes taking in everything... including the group of ElderWings who now stared up at him.

Well... Theoretically, yes.... but then you would have to take into consideration a whole lot of other factors that affect light levels. Clouds, mainly. But also fogginess, how much dust the wind carries, any large body of water nearby that could reflect extra moonlight, et cetera. Normally it would be easier to just fly above the clouds and check the phase by eye, really... well, for others, that is...

As Reya neared the center of the lake, she spotted the GateKeeper. He was trying to listen to Siris and focus on acting as normally as possible. Durval heard wingbeats overhead and looked up to see Reya. "Hello, Reya! Those are ones of yours ready for a hunt this year?" he asked before noticing the female seemed in a rush. Then he saw the SeaWing behind her. Reya landed in front of Durval and gave a quick greeting."Durval, this mainlander--Bassasail--he says we might be in some kind of danger. Do you know where Siris is?"The ElderWing blinked in surprise. "Aye, there was another mainlander.. 'twas a NightWing. He seemed... Nilaek. Uh, that means evil, lad. Anyway, I sent him off to Siris. He was searching for some kind o' gem, part of some Human myth. Siris was talking with him, but its quiet now. I was just going to see what's happened."

Jade watched as the necklace went toward the back wall. She walked over and sniffed at it, tested the stone with her paw. The stone was loose, so she began trying to move it. "Hey, give me a paw?" Once they managed to move the stone enough, they would discover a gem (the same one Shizaru is looking for).

Bain nodded as he helped Ao gather the stones. "All true. But it will serve a second purpose I've not decided on, yet. And it's navigational uses will be useful for times when even one with flight can't take to the sky. Perhaps a bad storm or wing.. Will you carry a few supplies for me, Torg? We will go to the surface, now. Ao, feel free to go hunting if you like." The Hatchling smiled and hugged his father before going over to Torg and giving him a new bag. And then he left to join other ElderWing Hatchlings--who were old enough--to hunt. "Bye, Mr. Torghaith!"

((His voice keeps changing! Its like some deity controlling him is unable to remember a hexa code or something!))

Bye, Mr. Cautiously Brave Adventurer. He said as he took the bag. Turning back to Bain Iiii.... maintain my right to doubt this project's validity, but let us see how it ends. He then follows him to wherever they are going.

As they were able to see perfectly well and it gave them an advantage over prey, ElderWings chose to do their hunting at night. Several began making their way to the surface to do just this. Those too lazy to walk or fly the whole way used portals. With so many hunting at the same time, an outsider would think this some sort of special event. In a way, though, it was. Most would break off into groups and hunt as a pack. Some who weren't good at hunting would scout for others. But even with the co-operation, it was still every Dragon for themselves. Right now, little Ao, along with his best friends Fafnir and Zaiti, followed the adults. They were headed to the herb chamber--the hole in the ceiling was the fastest way... for the non lazy... to get to the surface. Henri and Nyetai were among them, somewhere.

Bain gathered a few more supplies then opened a portal for Torghaith. It would take them to a hill--the only one on the whole island--from which they would have a clear view of the sky. Once there, Bain began setting up a small table. On it he placed the stones Ao had retrieved for him. "How does the sky look, Torghaith?"

Jade almost had the corner stone free, but it was giving her trouble. "Sure, just have to figure out what lured it here. Grr, this stone is stuck."

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Bassasail gave a low growl to himself, he did not wish to be too late. After hearing what had happened, he was even more eager to find that damned stone. "Then if what you have said so far... we need to hurry and find this 'Siris', if he had made contact with the black dragon we need not waste time."

One trap after another, Shizarou began to anger more and more as this continued on. Another trap, he destroyed it using his tail, and he could feel he energy of the gem fading as he grew closer to a door. "I Have Had It!!!" Shizarou roared as he flew upward, breaking through the ground and to the surface and taking to the air, arriving above the forest, "I Will Lay Waste To All, Including The Island Itself!" He then charged up a beam of darkness in the sky in his mouth, among for anything his eyes would lay upon.

He directed his all-perieving gaze at the heavens, pondering the depths of that question, and how he could adequately express the vast expanse of celestial objects filling his field of vision. He debated the nature of existence and the intricacies of orbital mechanics before realising that he knows nothing about either of those, and decided to answer in the most meaningful manner possible, passed down in the family for generations: It is black with small specks of light scattered in it.

Durval and Reya were about to lead the way through the portal. But the NightWing, Sinful suddenly erupted from the earth to hover above the canopy. At the same instance, Siris stepped through the portal behind the trio on the ground. "It would seem that I have found you. What insight can you provide to this situation, Mainlander?"

Bain chuckled at Torghaith's answer. "I remember as much. But can you be specific? Is the sky clear? Is it cloudy? Perhaps there are planets or other celestial bodies visible?"

Jade managed to get the stone loose just as Lily got ready to remove the gem. She looked at the latter and felt... Strange. Something was off about it; certainly, it looked like any other gem, but it didn't feel similar at all. Jade looked at Lily as she put the stone back. "Let's take it to Sirius... I don't like the feel of it and maybe he knows what it is. Don't forget the necklace, I guess their connected?" She turned away from the wall and started back through the ruins the same way they'd come.

Bain nodded as he sniffed at the air. "Good. This is very good news. Now, let us begin with the construction of the dial. Have you any skill at crafting?"